Golden Quiet

The sun touched everything it loved— and for a moment, even the petals remembered how to feel alive.

The sunlight leans in—

gentle, curious,

as if it wants to know

what I’ve been hiding beneath my breath.


The bougainvillea sways,

and I swear it listens—

to the small tremors of my heart,

to the words I never said

because I was afraid they’d bloom too loud.


Some afternoons don’t ask for meaning—

they just hold you

in that tender pause

between ache and peace,

and remind you—

you are still here,

still capable of warmth.